Audio clutter reduction and content identification for web-based screen-readers

a screen-reader and audio technology, applied in the field of data processing, can solve the problems of not being able to avoid hearing the “clutter” on the page, and users with sight impairments have difficulty in navigating to the area of interes

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-06
IBM CORP
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However, sight-impaired users have difficulty navigating to the area of interest, e.g., the content 110, due to their inability to view the web page.
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[0027]The present invention relates to a method of reading a web page, particularly for a sight-impaired user. In one embodiment, a set of settings configured for reading the web page is determined. Unwanted material is then skipped or removed from the web page. An initial reading position on the web page is then determined as specified by the set of settings. Using the set of settings, the web page is read from the initial reading position.

[0028]In determining the set of settings, a determination is made as to whether: a specific set of settings exists for the URL of the web page, the web page is a link page, the web page is an input page, the web page is a reading page, or the web page is an overview page. The specific set of settings is then retrieved to determine the initial reading position of the web page and to read the web page.

[0029]In one embodiment, one or more links have been marked as “read later links” in the settings. Thus, the web page is read from the initial readin...

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A method and apparatus for reading a web page according to a set of user-configurable settings. In one embodiment, a set of user-configurable settings configured for reading the web page is determined. An initial reading position on the web page is determined as specified by the user-configurable settings. The web page is then read from the initial reading position according to the set of user-configurable settings.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to data processing, and more specifically, to methods of programmatically reading web page content.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Computer networks were developed to allow multiple computers to communicate with each other. In general, a network can include a combination of hardware and software that cooperates to facilitate the desired communications. One example of a computer network is the Internet, a sophisticated worldwide network of computer system resources.[0005]Many networks, such as the Internet, are designed for use with a network browser to enable navigation between network addresses. A browser is an application program or facility that normally resides on a user's workstation and which is invoked when the user decides to access network addresses. A prior art Internet browser program typically accesses a given network address according to an addressing for...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F15/00G10L13/08
CPCG10L13/08
Inventor CRAGUN, BRIAN JOHN
Owner IBM CORP
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